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Immigrate : Federal Skilled Worker

IMMIGRATE TO CANADA : FEDERAL SKILLED WORKER CLASS

How to Qualify for a Canadian Visa – Federal Skilled Worker Class

Determining Eligibility

In order for an individual to be eligible to apply for Permanent Residence in Canada in the Federal Skilled Worker Class, he/she must either:

  • have an offer of arranged employment, OR
  • be an international student enrolled in a PhD program at a provincially or territorially recognized private or public post-secondary educational institution in Canada who has completed at least two (2) years of study towards a PhD; is in good academic standing at the time he/she applies; is not a recipient of an award requiring him/her to return to his/her home country to apply his/her knowledge and skills, OR
  • be an international student who graduated from a PhD program at a provincially or territorially recognized private or public post-secondary educational institution in Canada who graduated no more than twelve (12) months before the date his/her application is received; did not receive an award which required him/her to return to his/her home country to apply his/her knowledge and skills (or did, but has satisfied the terms of the award), OR
  • be a skilled worker who has at least one (1) year of paid full-time experience or two (2) years of continuous paid half-time experience in one (1) or more of the following twenty-nine (29) occupations within the past ten (10) years:
    • 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers - (NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS-QUOTA HAS BEEN FILLED)
    • 0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
    • 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management - (NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS-QUOTA HAS BEEN FILLED)
    • 1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
    • 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists - (NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS-QUOTA HAS BEEN FILLED)
    • 2151 Architects
    • 3111 Specialist Physicians - (NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS-QUOTA HAS BEEN FILLED)
    • 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians - (NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS-QUOTA HAS BEEN FILLED)
    • 3113 Dentists - (NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS-QUOTA HAS BEEN FILLED)
    • 3131 Pharmacists - (NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS-QUOTA HAS BEEN FILLED)
    • 3142 Physiotherapists
    • 3152 Registered Nurses - (NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS-QUOTA HAS BEEN FILLED)
    • 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
    • 3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
    • 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
    • 4151 Psychologists
    • 4152 Social Workers
    • 6241 Chefs
    • 6242 Cooks
    • 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
    • 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
    • 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
    • 7242 Industrial Electricians
    • 7251 Plumbers
    • 7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
    • 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
    • 7371 Crane Operators
    • 7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction
    • 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

    PLEASE NOTE: Under new rules announced by the Government of Canada on June 24, 2011, a maximum of ten thousand (10,000) Federal Skilled Worker Applications will be considered for processing from July 1, 2011 until June 30, 2012. Within the ten thousand (10,000) cap, a maximum of five hundred (500) Federal Skilled Worker Applications per eligible occupation (any one (1) of the twenty-nine (29) occupations that appears on Canada's General Occupations (Demand) List) will be considered for processing from July 1, 2011 until June 30, 2012.

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Canada Immigration: Federal Skilled Worker Class

Assuming eligibility requirements as set out, above, are met, an applicant must also have at least one (1) year of paid full-time (37.5 hours per week or more) work experience within the past ten (10) years in one of the occupations listed in either Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). The NOC was developed by Human Resources and Social Development Canada to be a systematic cataloging of occupations in the Canadian labour market. The NOC is divided into five (5) bands:

Skill Type 0Management Occupations;
Skill Level Awhich is primarily comprised of professional occupations;
Skill Level Bwhich consists of technical, skilled trades and paraprofessional occupations;
Skill Level Cwhich comprises occupations that mainly consist of intermediate level, clerical or supportive functions;
Skill Level Dwhich consists of elemental sales or service and primary labourer occupations.

Only experience in Skill Type 0 or Skill Levels A and B are considered relevant for applicants in the Federal Skilled Worker Class.

To immigrate in the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the experience in Skill Type 0 or Skill Levels A and B must consist of actions described in the lead description and a substantial number of the duties described in the Main Duties section of the NOC, including all the essential duties.

Assuming that they meet the aforementioned prerequisites, applicants are then assessed according to various selection criteria by Citizenship and Immigration Canada officials and applicants must attain a minimum score of sixty-seven (67) points overall in order to be eligible to become permanent residents of Canada.

These selection criteria are as follows:

1. Education:Maximum25 Points
2. Official Languages:Maximum24 Points
3. Experience:Maximum21 Points
4. Arranged Employment:Maximum10 Points
5. Age:Maximum10 Points
6. Adaptability:Maximum10 Points
TOTAL POINTS:Maximum100 Points
POINTS REQUIRED TO PASS:67 Points